Under The Radar: S&C Editor’s 2020 Picks
Looking through Best of 2020 lists over the past month or so and it becomes clear that ambient music, and... Read Article
Best Albums of 2020
What a year!? It’s certainly been like no other. Well… except for the amount of music that’s been released, which... Read Article
‘I don’t want the reader be able to escape this book unharmed’: María Fernanda Ampuero on ‘Cockfight’
[Lee en español aquí] Award-winning Ecuadorian writer, María Fernanda Ampuero, released her first collection of short stories last month with... Read Article
‘Yo quiero que el lector no pueda salir de este libro indemne’: María Fernanda Ampuero sobre ‘Pelea de Gallos’
[Click here for English] Los cuentos de la colección reciente de María Fernanda Ampuero, Pelea de Gallos, son contundentes, horribles... Read Article
Hay Festival in Mexico: Free Online Events with Writers, Artists and Journalists
The Hay Festivals are a series of literature and art festivals held annually around the world, bringing writers and readers... Read Article
An Inventory of My Life: PowerPaola on ‘Virus Tropical’ and Turning a Graphic Novel into a Film
[Lee en español aquí] PowerPaola is a Quito-born-Cali-raised artist, cartoonist, and writer. Her hit autobiographical graphic novel, Virus Tropical (2011),... Read Article
Un inventario de mi vida: PowerPaola sobre la adaptación cinematográfica de su novela gráfica Virus Tropical
[Click here for English] PowerPaola es una artista, historietista, y escritora ecuato-colombiana. Su autobiografía gráfica, Virus Tropical (2011), se convirtió... Read Article
María Fernanda Ampuero Targets Family Violence in ‘Cockfight’
Award-winning author María Fernanda Ampuero, leader of a new wave of Ecuadorian writers according to The New York Times en... Read Article
Five Latin American Books to Read for Women in Translation Month
The month of August is Women in Translation Month: an initiative created in 2014 by book blogger Meytal Radzinski to... Read Article
REVIEW Virus Tropical
Virus Tropical (2018, dir. Santiago Caicedo) is a beautifully-animated coming-of-age film based on Ecuadorian-Colombian artist Power Paola’s 2011 autobiographical graphic... Read Article
REVIEW Various Artists – Place: Ecuador
Place: Ecuador is earthy, alien, and reveals the current dystopia. The 19-track compilation is made up of music from Ecuadorian... Read Article
REVIEW Cuñao – Rayuela
Cuñao’s Latin-folk sound is as unique as they are, a band that came together for a birthday celebration in 2014... Read Article